Rock, Where Art Thou - Our Decade (1967-1977)

Rock, Where Art Thou - Our Decade (1967-1977)

Rock has changed.
Ten years ago, the music we were into wasn't just entertainment. When Woodstock was around, we were looking to music for salvation. I feel like it has somehow become a money-making tool.

At the end of the '60s, something shined like a bright light. We were supposed to have found a new way of life. But most of it has faded away, entangled in commercialism."

In the 60s, rock was a revolution
At the end of the 60s, rock was our way of life. The Beatles sang "All You Need Is Love" and the Stones incited a riot with "Street Fighting Man. Jimi Hendrix burned the Star Spangled Banner on his guitar, and 500,000 people united at Woodstock.
Music was resistance to the system itself.

When Woodstock was around, we weren't just spectators. To listen to the music was to oppose the war and create a new world.
That's right. To listen to rock music was to destroy existing values."

In the 1970s, rock became a money-making tool.
But then I realized that rock music was changing.
Big record companies began to surround bands, and big money began to move in. Festivals became full of sponsors, and musicians became more and more corporatized. Progressive rock became popular, and rock became too complicated. Disco rose to prominence and the world changed.

Hey, since when did rock become 'proper music'?
I guess so. In the past, it was rough but had soul. Now it's all too calculated.

It's all about getting on TV and getting on the charts. Rock is no longer a revolution, it has become a business.

Still, rock isn't dead.
But it's not all over.
We still believe in rock, and there are new movements. Punk, for example. Their sound is rough and noisy, but there is anger. There is a rebellious spirit.

Maybe punk is trying to bring back the spirit of the '60s.
No, or maybe this is the beginning of a new era of rock?

Rock has changed. But rock is still alive.
We're about to hear a new sound again, aren't we?